Chapter 15

contingent-(
pg.145 adj.) dependent for existence
escapade-(pg. 146 n.) a reckless adventure or wild prank
oppressed-(pg. 148 v.) to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints
begschrund-(pg. 150 n.) a crevasse, or a series of crevasses at the upper end of a mountain glacier
metastasized-(pg. 150 v.) to spread injuriously
diorite-(pg. 153 n.) a granular igneous rock
patina-(pg. 153 n.) a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze
receptacles-(pg. 155 n.) a container or advice that receives or holds something

Chapter 18

eloquence-(pg. 189 n.) the practice or art of using language with fluency
sabbatical-(pg. 189 n.) any extended period of leave from one's customary work,especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training
vagabond-(pg. 189 n.) a person, usually without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place; nomad
precipitous-(pg. 190 adj.) extremely or impassably steep

Epilogue

anomalous-(pg. 202 adj.) deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal



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